Sierra Leone vs Spain: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Sierra Leone
0.0548 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0458 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
38th
Spain rank
39th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Sierra Leone
- Spain
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0548 ha per square kilometre against 0.0458 ha per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.009 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 38th and Spain ranks 39th of 186 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1384 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | 0.1114 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | 0.0755 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1198 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0519 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Sierra Leone or Spain?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0548 ha per square kilometre against 0.0458 ha per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Sierra Leone and Spain?
- 0.009 ha per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Spain rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 38th and Spain ranks 39th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.